True Blue is a jazz album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon and saxophonist Al Cohn, recorded in 1976 for Xanadu Records.[1][2]
True Blue | ||||
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Released | 1976 | |||
Recorded | October 22, 1976 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Xanadu 136 | |||
Producer | Don Schlitten | |||
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Al Cohn chronology | ||||
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Reception
editReview scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
Allmusic awarded the album 3½ stars with its review by Michael G. Nastos stating, "True Blue is led in title under the auspices of Dexter Gordon as a welcome home party conducted by Don Schlitten for the expatriate tenor saxophonist in 1976. Essentially a jam session, this very talented septet features a two tenor-two trumpet front line, utilized to emphasize the soloing strength of the horns, not necessarily in joyous shouts or big-band like unison outbursts.".[3]
Track listing
edit- "Lady Bird" (Tadd Dameron) - 10:59
- "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 9:30
- "True Blue" (Blue Mitchell) - 17:38[1]
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Dexter Gordon discography, accessed May 1, 2014
- ^ Xanadu Records discography accessed May 1, 2014
- ^ a b Nastos, M. G.. Allmusic Review, accessed April 29, 2014
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 88. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.